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jason812 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:24 am I heard that in Vietnam, certain other balloon shaped latex devices were used to protect muzzles.

My father was a WWII vet, USAAF aircraft mechanic in the Pacific. He said one day they were surprised to get a crate full of condoms, about 10,000 or so. "What do they think we are doing out here on this island?!" But they found they were excellent for protecting the barrels of the .50 cal machine guns in the airplanes from dust, daily rains, etc. They could stretch them all the way to the base of the barrel and then secure them with masking tape. When the planes took off the crew would test fire the guns, and the tape and condoms justvaporized.